Hi Lo: December 18th

HI's:

1) Phil and I had such a great time at the wedding we went to last weekend. I know this is mushy, but I just keep falling in love with him. I feel so blessed with the man God has chosen for me! We danced a lot, and were so excited when Brad Paisley's song, "Then" was played. It's such a great song...and of course we think it was written just for us :)

2) I do not feel stressed out this Christmas season at all. Maybe it's coming....

3) The kids handed out presents to their teachers. Between the clothes, earrings, slippers, and homemade chocolate chip cheesecake brownies, I think they made everyone happy!

4) We discovered we have ten extra tv channels we didn't know about!! We only have basic cable, about 20 channels. And we found that we have some HD channels, including (drum roll please) The Food Network!!!! I am beyond excited, and Phil is thrilled to have ESPN and ESPN2.

5) We received a Christmas card from our friends, The Slominski Family, that had a gorgeous image on it I have never seen. It is called "In the Hands of the Father":

Love how Joseph is taking care of the family, and letting mary get some rest. Just endearing!

LO's:

1) We just recently had a lot of work done on Phil's van. Between all the mechanical stuff and 4 new tires, we spent just over $1000. Ouch!

2) Thursday was the boys Christmas Party for Jesus at their school, and because I was at work, I couldn't attend. I hate missing out on things like this because of work. I hope one day they will understand. I would totally quit if I could.

What were your ups and downs this week?
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